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Mediavilla I, Anaya J, Galiana B, Hrachowina L, Borgström MT, Jimenez J. A cathodoluminescence study of InP/InGaP axially heterostructured NWs for tandem solar cells. Nanotechnology 2024; 35:195703. [PMID: 38316051 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad263d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Axially heterostructured nanowires (NWs) constitute a promising platform for advanced electronic and optoelectronic nanodevices. The presence of different materials in these NWs introduces a mismatch resulting in complex strain distributions susceptible of changing the band gap and carrier mobility. The growth of these NWs presents challenges related to the reservoir effect in the catalysts droplet that affect to the junction abruptness, and the occurrence of undesired lateral growth creating core-shell heterostructures that introduce additional strain. We present herein a cathodoluminescence (CL) analysis on axially heterostructured InP/InGaP NWs with tandem solar cell structure. The CL is complemented with micro Raman, micro photoluminescence (PL), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy measurements. The results reveal the zinc blende structure of the NWs, the presence of a thin InGaP shell around the InP bottom cell, along with its associated strain, and the doping distribution.
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- I Mediavilla
- GdS Optronlab, Ed. LUCIA, Paseo de Belen 19, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011, Valladolid, Spain
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- GdS Optronlab, Ed. LUCIA, Paseo de Belen 19, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011, Valladolid, Spain
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- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Physics Department, Av. Universidad 40, Leganes, E-28911, Spain
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- Nano Lund and Division of Solid State Physics, Lund University, Box 118, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Nano Lund and Division of Solid State Physics, Lund University, Box 118, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- GdS Optronlab, Ed. LUCIA, Paseo de Belen 19, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011, Valladolid, Spain
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Mayoral A, Martínez L, García-Martín JM, Fernández-Martínez I, García-Hernández M, Galiana B, Ballesteros C, Huttel Y. Tuning the size, composition and structure of Au and Co 50Au 50 nanoparticles by high-power impulse magnetron sputtering in gas-phase synthesis. Nanotechnology 2019; 30:065606. [PMID: 30523845 PMCID: PMC6908450 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aaf1fa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Gas-phase synthesis of nanoparticles with different structural and chemical distribution is reported using a circular magnetron sputtering in an ion cluster source by applying high-power impulses. The influence of the pulse characteristics on the final deposit was evaluated on Au nanoparticles. The results have been compared with the more common direct current approach. In addition, it is shown for the first time that high-power impulses in magnetron based gas aggregation sources allows the growth of binary nanoparticles, CoAu in this case, with a variety of crystalline and chemical arrangements which are analyzed at the atomic level.
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- A Mayoral
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201210, People’s Republic of China
- Laboratorio de Microscopias Avanzadas (LMA), Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragon (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, c/Mariano Esquillor, Edificio I + D, E-50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- IMN-Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología (CNM-CSIC), c/Isaac Newton, 8, E-28760 Tres Cantos, Spain
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- Nano4Energy SLNE, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII-UPM), Instituto de Fusión Nuclear, c/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Departamento de Física, Av. Universidad 30, E-28911 Leganés, Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Departamento de Física, Av. Universidad 30, E-28911 Leganés, Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Redondo-Cubero A, Galiana B, Lorenz K, Palomares FJ, Bahena D, Ballesteros C, Hernandez-Calderón I, Vázquez L. Self-organised silicide nanodot patterning by medium-energy ion beam sputtering of Si(100): local correlation between the morphology and metal content. Nanotechnology 2016; 27:444001. [PMID: 27670245 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/44/444001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We have produced self-organised silicide nanodot patterns by medium-energy ion beam sputtering (IBS) of silicon targets with a simultaneous and isotropic molybdenum supply. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies show that these patterns are qualitatively similar to those produced thus far at low ion energies. We have determined the relevance of the ion species on the pattern ordering and properties. For the higher ordered patterns produced by Xe(+) ions, the pattern wavelength depends linearly on the ion energy. The dot nanostructures are silicide-rich as assessed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and emerge in height due to their lower sputtering yield, as observed by electron microscopy. Remarkably, a long wavelength corrugation is observed on the surface which is correlated with both the Mo content and the dot pattern properties. Thus, as assessed by electron microscopy, the protrusions are Mo-rich with higher and more spaced dots on their surface whereas the valleys are Mo-poor with smaller dots that are closer to each other. These findings indicate that there is a correlation between the local metal content of the surface and the nanodot pattern properties both at the nanodot and the large corrugation scales. These results contribute to advancing the understanding of this interesting nanofabrication method and aid in developing a comprehensive theory of nanodot pattern formation and evolution.
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- A Redondo-Cubero
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Galiana B, Benedicto M, Díez-Merino L, Lorbek S, Hlawacek G, Teichert C, Tejedor P. Modified energetics and growth kinetics on H-terminated GaAs (110). J Chem Phys 2013; 139:164712. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4826452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Benedicto M, Anguita J, Alvaro R, Galiana B, Molina-Aldereguia JM, Tejedor P. Nanostructuring of ultra-thin HfO2 layers for high-k/III-V device application. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2011; 11:8848-8852. [PMID: 22400270 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We report on the nanopatterning by electron beam lithography (EBL) and reactive ion etching (RIE) in a SF6/Ar+ plasma of ultra-thin HfO2 films deposited on GaAs (001) substrates for gate oxide application in next generation III-V metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs). Characterization of the HfO2/GaAs nanostructured samples by atomic force microscopy (AFM), high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy microanalysis (EDX) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has shown the formation of well defined HfO2 patterns with nanometre-scale linewidth control and anisotropic profiles. In addition, atomically smooth, stoichiometric and residue-free bottom GaAs etched lines with a lateral dimension of approximately 50 nm have been demonstrated.
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- M Benedicto
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC. C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3. 28049-Madrid, Spain
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Garcia I, Algora C, Rey-Stolle I, Galiana B. Study of non-uniform light profiles on high concentration III–V solar cells using quasi-3D distributed models. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2008.4922908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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